hi all just wondered if there are older female members of the group that are going through the menopause and suffering deppresion also and how to cope and if...
My wife used hrt and hated it. Her HMO sent her to a psychiatrist who put her on an SSRI, and it worked famously. Hope that helps. -G I used to be wishy-washy....
Not off-topic at all ---- I'm 63 & went thru menopause at 47. Coincidentally, I first went on anti-depressants at the same time - specifically, Paxil. Now...
Yeah, don't let side effects get you down. First thing you notice is side effects, before you even notice your mood lift. I use sertraline and the side effect...
Yesterday i was researching depression and came across dysthymia, and it completly freaked me out as nearly every symptom seemed to describe me. I have always...
H You sound a little like I was a few years ago, feeling not, quite right, tired, poor concentration, not having energy, but at the same time not ill, halfway...
Hi flaminghair, If you are going to a shrink, if I were you I'd bring a copy of your email as it is a short version of your feelings and takes just a minute to...
Hi, I'm another who is new to dysthymia, but I've come to it from a different direction, I've recently changed medication and I feel like I'm seeing clearly...
My husband is coming with me to which im glad about. I spoke to my mum today and told her about how i felt which was difficult. Suprisingly she was very calm...
Hiya, I'm glad you've got your hushand going with you, it's alot easier with someone on your side! It must be hard with your mum, I think you have to be...
I went to the docs this evening and he has put me on citraplam (cant spell). He explained why people get depressed which i found helpful. He said its to do...
I wish my doctor was that nice, not that he's horrible but he just throws drugs at me and hopes they will help! I've been took citalopram for a short period,...
Yeah seriously, the pdocs get paid 6 times what the therapists get. The therapists work in the trenches with the hard-to-get-along-with people (us) who are not...
hi, your doctor is good! wow! could u explain a bit more about the evolution bit please, sounds interesting. hope u feel better soon ... From: flaminghair4...
lol, my doctor-female- stares blankly at me with a slight smirk like she doesnt have a clue and thinks im mad, then prints of wotever prescription i desire,...
they dont have a clue, i dunno wot they studied for 7 years, sorry but u know, alot of the ones i have seen are brain dead and in a hurry etc, i have seen alot...
Hi, yea i was supprised that doc was so helpful as normally they dont really seem to care and treat you like your stupid. Maybe it was because it was the last...
... What would be the safest, quickest and least tiring option? Why, call out for a pizza, of course! What did the girl mushroom say to the boy mushroom? "You...
hi, thanks, i sort of get it. its werid because that is what i have been fighting-the negative thoughts, over time-bout 5 years, i have changed the way i...
Hi, my very happy team, my apologies for going AWOL, am not typically a fair-weather friend. But I was "busy". Basically recovering from my recovery. More in a...
... Ya think? What did the girl mushroom say to the boy mushroom? "You look like a fun guy." ... From: glenn.yem1 <glenn.yem1@...> Subject: [dysthymia]...
I juat met with the psychologist yesterday about the personality inventory. He said that I have dysthymia. I've probably had it most of my life. Do any of you...
Hi Welcome, it looks as if you may be in the right place with a psychologist, although medication can be used, talk therapy seems to work better for dysthymia....
Conventional thinking is with medication and talk therapy. The medication won't make you laughingly happy... it's aimed to be a mood stabilizer. Work with...
Second session of CBT consultation was had this earlier in the week, getting an overview of my history, family life etc. My therapist has said that perhaps CBT...
What? You think i am paranoid, don't you? Obviously I can't answer that. But things have calmed down some. ... not typically ... my ... cynical ... this ... ...
I am very interested in both, have engaged fully in none (ha ha you think I am dysthymic.) But I am also curious about what the group hasta say. I am suprised...
Glenn, What I mean is, people do this all the time. I'm convinced that humanity is all about enslaving others, and not much more. Good luck trying to get her...
